When Elizabeth Stanyarne was born in 1686, in Charleston, South Carolina, British Colonial America, her father, Colonel James Stanyarne, was 28 and her mother, Rachael Fitch, was 21. She married Colonel John Woodward on 11 May 1702, in Charleston, Carolina, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She registered for military service in 1702. She died on 1 August 1742, in her hometown, at the age of 56.
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On May 29, 1721, Sir Francis Nicholson is appointed as the Royal Governor of South Carolina by King George I.
On January 13, 1733, James Oglethorpe and around 130 colonists arrive in Charleston. Even though they land here, they are to go down to Georgia and establish it as a colony.
The Stono Rebellion on September 9, 1739, is a slave revolt led by Angolan slave Jemmy. They end up killing around 30 white people. This is one of three revolts that happen in 1739, that led to more regulation over the Blacks
The usual spelling of Elisabeth in English. It is recorded in the medieval period, but was made popular by being borne by Queen Elizabeth I of England ( 1533–1603 ). In the 20th century it again became extremely fashionable, partly because it was the name of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ( 1900–2002 ), who in 1936 became Queen Elizabeth as the wife of King George VI, and after his death in 1952 achieved great public affection as Queen Mother for nearly half a century. Even more influentially, it is the name of her daughter Queen Elizabeth II ( b. 1926 ).
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